Ge You finally passed the exam and became a member of the drama troupe of the ACFTU Art Troupe.
He cried with joy. He finally no longer had to go back to feed the pigs and piglets. His salary was 18 yuan per month, which was equivalent to the apprentice level. After a few years, it would rise to more than 30 yuan. If there had been no reform and opening up, he would have paid it for half his life.
At that time, there was a slogan "Long live 36 yuan", which meant that wages would never increase.
Ge You later became a big star, but his working relationship remained with the ACFTU Art Troupe, which still paid him a monthly salary. He occasionally participated in plays as a way of repaying the kindness of taking him in.
There are many stars who came from the ACFTU Art Troupe, such as the actress Sa Rina, and the popular crosstalk actor Luo Sang. Zeng Li also joined this unit after graduating from the Chinese Opera.
In any case, Ge You has a formal job and dares to raise his head when walking.
He thought about inviting Chen Qi and Liang Xiaosheng to have a meal, but he got a few measly tickets from somewhere, ordered a plate of vegetarian dishes in a small restaurant, ate four steamed buns, and ate two of them himself.
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It is now late May and the weather is getting hotter and hotter.
That morning, Chen Qi changed into a true-quality shirt, cotton trousers, and a pair of black-faced and red-soled cloth shoes, and rode his bicycle to the vicinity of Taoranting in Xuanwu District.
Indeed, it is stuffy to wear, does not absorb sweat, and is not comfortable.
However, the textile technology is poor, the cotton clothes are rougher, and they are uncomfortable to wear. It is still a good thing, at least a little handsome.
He parked the car in a place, with his back against a big willow tree, and waited silently with his hands in his pockets. After a while, a bus stopped nearby, and Yu Jiajia appeared with a bag on her back.
Since the publication of the article "The Road of Life, How Should I Go?", Yu Jiajia has sent him letters several times, and she has become familiar with him over and over again. This time he took the initiative to invite her, and she was confused and excited at the same time.
Because she is young and doesn't get big news, she always writes about trivial things, which is very boring.
"Reporter Yu, you are so heroic!"
"Comrade Xiao Chen, you still have charm!"
The two of them shook hands, as if a weasel seeing a chicken regretted meeting each other so late.
"Will your plan work?"
"What kind of plan is this? It's very crude and has no technical content."
"What if the newspaper finds out?"
"You are the first reporter, and the right of interpretation belongs to you."
The two exchanged words, crossed the road, and walked into a bungalow building on the opposite side. A sign hung at the door: Beijing Opera School!
This school was founded in 1952. It was originally a private school and was spontaneously organized by a group of famous opera masters. Mei Lanfang is the chairman, and Hao Shoushen, Ma Lianliang, etc. have all been principals. In order to build the school, celebrities from all walks of life have performed charity performances to raise funds and come to work for free.
teacher.
Later it was classified as public, the government allocated funds, and it gradually stabilized.
Liu Shishi studied ballet at this school when she was a child, and then was admitted to Beijing Dance University. Of course, there is no dance major now, only Peking Opera and local opera.
"Two comrades, who are you looking for?"
"Hello, uncle, I am a reporter from China Youth Daily!"
Yu Jiajia showed her work ID. It was her first time doing private work, so she was a little nervous and said, "Are your leaders here?"
"Here! I'll find it for you!"
When the man in the communication room saw that he was a reporter or from the China Youth Daily, his mood was visibly high. After a while, a teacher came over. The teacher was even more enthusiastic and invited the two of them in.
Chen Qi looked at the school. It was quite large and had dormitories. The buildings were very old and had an atmosphere of the 1950s.
"The environment is so simple that it makes you laugh."
"Drink some tea... uh, drink some water..."
After entering the room, the teacher wanted to make some tea, but couldn't find any tea leaves. He smiled awkwardly, and Yu Jiajia waved her hands quickly: "You're welcome, you can sit down too. That's what it is. There are a lot of educated youths in the city this year.
Cooperative, you know, right?”
"You know, my relatives' children are doing it."
"It is not easy for a group of young people to work early and late, and they are also subject to social discrimination, but these cooperatives have indeed made people's lives easier. Buying some water, making clothes, etc. is much easier than before. To show our respect, we thought of a small activity to encourage
Encourage those young people.
This is the comrade from Dashilan Street Cooperative!"
Yu Jiajia introduced Chen Qi, and Chen Qi quickly said hello and said, "You should have heard of our cooperative. The one selling tea at the front door."
"I've heard of it. I've read that report. What a coincidence!"
"What we mean is that a few students from your school will come to the cooperative to perform and help cheer you up. We will pay for the travel expenses, provide meals at noon, and then help you promote it to reporters."
"Propaganda? You mean?"
"Just put it in the newspaper!"
"Oh, you want us to be published in the newspaper? You didn't say this earlier..."
The teacher's eyes were as bright as light bulbs, and he said hurriedly: "This is a good thing, I will find the director for you!"
He hurried out, and soon a middle-aged man came in. After hearing Yu Jiajia's explanation, he was also very happy, but he asked again: "Why don't you find a folk art troupe or those famous artists?"
"The cooperatives are all educated youths. If you think about it, a group of girls and young men here and a group of old artists in their 70s and 80s over there are incompatible. What we want is youthful vitality. This activity is called Youth Praise, and Labor is Glorious."
"That's the truth. I understand what you mean. It's a condolence performance."
"Yes!"
"About how many days?"
"I will report it first and see the effect. If the effect is good, we will write an internal reference and report it to the leaders. This is also the youth of the new era, setting a new trend..."
Yu Jiajia is extremely talented, and she takes everything she says seriously.
China Youth Daily is a newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League. It has a very high level. Who would have thought that a reporter would be doing private work?
The director had already agreed, but he couldn't decide and had to hold a meeting to study, so the two of them left first and went out to have lunch, then came back in the afternoon and went directly to select people.
The school has an eight-year system, the younger ones are eleven or twelve years old, and the older ones are eighteen or nineteen years old.
Mainly focusing on Peking Opera, Ping Opera, Qu Opera, and Hebei Bangzi. Later, in cooperation with Deyun Club, a cross talk major was opened. Boss Gao Gao came to teach, and no one else could. They were idols, and Deyun girls supported them.
"We don't know each other either. You can choose, but the image should be better. After all, we need to take pictures."
Yu Jiajia reminded in a low voice, the teacher understood, thought about it, and started to call the roll.
These children go to school during the day and live on campus at night. They don't have good food and have few performance opportunities. Their life is very boring. Now that there is a performance opportunity, even though it is only for the cooperative, they are eager to try it.
The teacher picked a few big ones and a few small ones, from all majors, and then suddenly shouted:
"Liu Bei!"
"arrive!"
A little girl in her early ten years raised her hands high, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and her face was full of joy.
Um???
Chen Qi took a closer look, with a subtle look on his face, and asked: "Teacher, how old is this child? He looks too young."
"I entered the school when I was 10 years old. I am now 12 this year. I follow the Mei school and have a very good image."
"Oh, okay, it's your choice."
Chen Qi stopped talking and touched his nose unconsciously.
What are Jiang Shan and Liu Bei doing? Am I going to raise children for the rest of my life?
Chapter completed!